We caught up with Crocs CEO John McCarvel at the National Retail Federation's annual expo Monday, where he received the award for Retail Innovator of the Year. And we couldn't help but notice that he wasn't wearing Crocs.

Veterans Day is this Sunday, and more than a few companies are paying their respects to our vets with special offers. Here are a few of the best deals that retailers and restaurants are offering, including many freebies for veterans and active-duty military members.

Oh, no. Things are getting ugly for Crocs again. The footwear maker is still growing, but not as quickly as the market would like. The company saw revenue in the third quarter climb 8% to $295.6 million, short of the $302.4 million that analysts were targeting.

There are many ways to describe Crocs' unique footwear. Here's another one: "hideously overpriced stock... again." Investors may be mistakenly attaching quite a premium price to Crocs. Here's how it compares to some of its peers.

Fund manager Neil Hennessy believes investors should target retail stocks that are likely to thrive in slow-growth economic conditions -- but which also stand to benefit when the economy picks up again. Here are some of his favorites.